EH, are the timber rough-sawn off the mill, or have they been planed? The big circle mills are less accurate than the small bandmills like Jim Rogers and I run. They are designed to pump out the lumber in a hurry. This is why a 2"x4" is actually 1.5"x3.5". That way they can have a large margin for error coming off of the mill and just plane it down to a consistant size. When I saw out an 8"x8", it is usually right on, unless I miscalculated the scale reading, but it takes me a lot longer to make it than a circle mill.


Dave